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Safety Harbor Elementary
Created by the
SHES PTA
March 2015
NEWSLETTER
Principal: Cecilia Palmer
Phone: 727-724-1462
Assistant Principal: Amy Stewart
Website: www.planetshes.com
Testing Season Begins at SHES
Dear Safety Harbor Families,
Good luck to our 4th and 5th grade students who took the FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) for Writing
on Tuesday, March 3rd. Good luck also to our 1stand 2nd graders taking the SAT-10 this month and our 3rd
and 4th grade students who will be testing later in the month for FSA Reading. Students and teachers
have worked very hard to prepare and I am confident that our students will utilize the many strategies
they’ve learned! Please ensure that your student enjoys a healthy breakfast, is well rested and arrives to
school on time on testing days. But most of all, the encouragement and confidence we can share with
our students will help them feel self-confident in putting forth their best efforts.
February brought us some very exciting events! Thanks to Mrs. O’Steen, Ms. Conley and our many
parent volunteers for hosting HOPS! A great learning time was had by all 1st – 5th graders! Another
thank you to Mrs. Carstensen for our Kindergarten Grandparents/Valentine’s Performance! It was a
precious performance by all students! And finally a special thank you to our PE department, PTA, and
parent volunteers, including Mr. McClintock and the Jog-A-Thon team, for organizing and holding our
first annual Safety Harbor Elementary Jog-A-Thon! It was a great success and students did an excellent
job of setting goals for themselves and persevering to reach or exceed the goals set. I am proud of each
of our students for the efforts they demonstrated.
Just a reminder that with four grading periods in the school year, it is important that we are consistently
revisiting homework and at home reading routines. Since grading periods are shorter, there is not much
wiggle room when assignments or study habits are neglected. Continue to be diligent about checking
homework, Portal grades and communicating with your classroom teacher. Parents are the best
partners in education!
Ms. Palmer
You are cordially invited to a PTA General Meeting
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
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in the Media Center on Thursday, March
RD26 at 7:45 am.
SEPTEMBER
Night
Doors open at
7:40 and light breakfast3
snacksFamily
will be served.
*details on back
Come hear what’s happening with your PTA!
MARCH CHARACTER
TRAIT OF THE MONTH:
Honesty
Not hiding the truth about
something.
PTA NEWS
February was an exciting month for the PTA. The
first annual jog-a-thon was an amazing success and
the kids had a great time running laps and
challenging themselves. Thank you to Rob, the joga-thon coordinator and our parent volunteers.
The PTA provided a free book and a limited edition
spirit stick to the students who turned in all of
their Million Minute reading challenge logs.
Students who turn in their logs for all three
months of February, March and April will also
receive a free book from the PTA!
Finally, we look forward to seeing everyone at our
PTA general meeting scheduled for 3/26 @
7:44a.m.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
FOLLOWING KIWANIS STUDENT
OF THE MONTH
WINNERS
January:
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THE SHES PTA NEEDS YOU!
The SHES PTA is currently seeking individuals to
serve on our 2015-16 PTA board. Board
membership is a terrific way to meet other SHES
parents and positively influence our school. All
interests and expertise are needed! If you are
interested in serving on the PTA board or would
like more information, please contact us at
[email protected] with the subject line
“Nomination Committee.” Elections will be held at
the PTA General Board Meeting on May 14, 2015
at 5:45 p.m. in the SHES auditorium. We look
forward to speaking with you!
A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR SHES PRIDE WINNERS
Bryan Carstensen - Science
Seaira Anderson - Social Studies
Colden Deitch - Writing
James Geiss - Math
PRIDE is a Program to Recognize Initiative and
Distinction in Education. The purpose is to
encourage and reward outstanding academic
efforts. Each year only four high achieving
5th grade students from each Pinellas County
school are recognized and invited to the Annual
PRIDE Award ceremony with their family in April.
The Spirit Stick sale date has been
changed from 3/6 to 3/13
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
MARCH 13th: SPIRIT STICK SALE
COLD STONE FAMILY NIGHT
MARCH 16th: NO SCHOOL
February:
CLAYTON TIPTON
MARCH 26th: PTA GENERAL MEETING 7:45am
MARCH 27th: C2C CELEBRATION 8:45am
MARCH 30- APRIL 5th: SPRING BREAK
A NOTE FROM THE KIWANIS CLUB
KIWANIS CLUB NEWS
SHES COMMITMENT TO
SEPTEMBER
CHARACTER TRAIT OF
CHARACTER AWARD WINNERS FOR
THE MONTH:
TOLERANCE
FEBRUARY 2015
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Kids, which will hold its first meeting
(or Bringing Up Grades) celebration on Feb. 11. The
Friday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 a.m. in the art
celebration honored those BUGs students who had
room. K-Kids is a leadership and service
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Tionna Hamilton
brought up at least one grade while maintaining their
Marissa Moses
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club
open to all students from
other grades or who made the school honor roll or
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cannot afford to buy books at the school
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Bianca Barrera
Brandy Wilson
group mentoring to underachieving students to help
Isaac Espier
Hayley Allenby
of the many service projects K-Kids are
them raise their grades into an acceptable range and
Julia Wyllie
Ashton Meeks
involve in. They raise money to support
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Chorus Spring Concert on Thursday, May 14. Mark
your
calendars
now! The
3rd Graders
will be
program as the students.
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Candle
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your support for all of the great things the PTA does
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RESPONSIBILITY
PTA NEWS
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